EP0654116B1 - Cylinder lock and key combination - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a cylinder lock and key combination according to the preamble of the main claims.
- Such a combination is known from SE-B-7906023-2 (GKN Stenman AB) or DE-C-3 542 008, wherein a side shelf at the upper side of the solid base portion of the key blade is substantially perpendicularly oriented relative to the main plane of the key blade. Side recesses extend downwards from the side shelf for engagement with essentially circular-cylindrical side tumbler pins, which in turn engage with a side bar in the region of the shear line between the shell and cylinder key plug of the lock.
- the side recesses form a coded pattern with code shelfs, which define certain mutually engaging positions of the key and the side tumblers, and transitional portions therebetween, said transitional portions being concavely curved in order to enable a movable linear contact with the end edges of the side tumblers when the key is being inserted into the key slot.
- the object of the present invention is to achieve a lock and key combination which eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks and which comprises a more slender key and a smaller key slot in the cylinder key plug.
- this solid base portion can be made lower, i.e. having less vertical extension (in the plane of the key blade), since the vertical extension of the lip can also be used for the coded side recesses.
- the cross-sectional area of the widened lower part of the key slot will be substantially smaller because of the downwardly projecting tongue, which fits into the space between the lip and the rest of the key blade.
- the solid, wider portion of the key blade can be made even lower, if the side tumblers of the lock are non-rotatably guided or rotatable to a limited extent in the cylinder key plug and at least a part of the lower end portion of the respective side tumbler is obliquely curved into conformity with the cylindrical shape of the cylinder key plug. Compare the claims 12 and 13.
- the side recesses of the key blade may then extend practically all the way down to the lower edge of the key blade, so that the solid, wider base portion of the key blade and the corresponding lower, widened portion of the key slot may obtain a minimal vertical extension.
- each side tumbler has an end portion or a side projection, which is specifically longitudinally displaced and which engages with the bottom surface portions of the side recesses of the key, in a corresponding manner as disclosed in the specification US-A-5 067 335 (Widén).
- the establishment of a system with master keys and slave keys is facilitated.
- the number of code combinations can be increased by making the side tumblers rotatable to a limited extent and positionable in side recesses conformed thereto in the key.
- the side recesses can then be specifically distributed longitudinally and/or be obliquely positioned.
- the invention also relates to a key blank according to claim 9.
- a key blank with an upwardly projecting lip, extending at the side along the rest of the key blade, is difficult to manufacture with ordinary locksmith tools.
- the lock and key combination illustrated in Figs. 1a and 1b include a cylinder lock 100 and a key 200.
- the cylinder lock 100 consists essentially of a shell 101 and a cylinder key plug 102 being rotatable therein and having a longitudinal key slot 103.
- the lock is provided with a row of central, spring loaded tumbler pins 104 with upper and lower pin portions 104a, 104b in the shell 101 and the cylinder key plug 102, respectively (cf Figs. 4 and 5), the pin portions 104b cooperating with coded V-shaped recesses 201 in the upper edge portion of the key 200.
- the cylinder lock 100 has a row of side tumbler pins 105, which are mounted in their entirety in holes in the cylinder key plug 102 so as to cooperate, on the one hand, with a longitudinal side bar 106, which is movable in the region between the shell 101 and the cylinder key plug 102, and, on the other hand, with coded side recesses 202 of the key 200.
- the side recesses 202 may, e.g., be formed with planar side surface portions 203 and smoothly curved bottom surface portions 204, as illustrated in Fig. 1b, or with curved, approximately part-cylindrical side surface portions 303 and planar bottom surface portions 304, as illustrated in Fig. 2 for a modified key 300 with upper recesses 301 and side recesses 302.
- the keys 200,300 are made of a key blank 250 according to Fig. 3 having a cross-sectional profile fitting with a certain, required play into the key slot 103.
- the key blank 250 has a substantially flat, elongate blade part 251 extending in a main plane (through the lines A and B) and having a lower, solid base portion 252.
- the upper portion 253 of the blade part 251 is much narrower than the base portion 252 and has a substantially uniform thickness, and in this upper portion 253 the V-shaped recesses 201 and 301, respectively, are cut.
- the side recesses 202 and 302, respectively, are formed in the solid, wider base portion 252 at the side surface thereof.
- the base portion 252 has an upwardly projecting lip extending in the longitudinal direction of the key at a transversal distance from the rest of the key blade, so that a space or longitudinal groove 255 is formed between the lip 254 and the upper portion 253 of the blade part.
- the side recesses extend downwardly from the upper edge of the lip 254 and generally down to different levels in the side part of the solid base portion 252.
- the side recesses 202, 302 extend only in the region of the lip 254, whereas in other cases they can extend substantially further down past the bottom of the groove 255.
- the side recesses 202, 302 thus extend downwardly in certain cases only through the lip 254 and in other cases also through the solid base portion 252.
- the lip 254 preferably tapers upwardly and comprises, in the embodiment shown in Fig. 3, an external side surface 256, which extends in the same plane as the side surface of the solid portion 252, an upper relatively narrow surface 257 and an internal, sloping side surface 258, which extends obliquely upwardly and outwardly from the rest of the key blade.
- the cross-sectional profile of the key slot 103 corresponds to the profile of the key blank 250 and thus comprises a narrow, upper portion 107 extending substantially in a plane, and a widened, lower portion 108 (corresponding to the base portion 252 of the key blank 250).
- the cylinder key plug 102 has an obliquely downwardly projecting tongue 109, which fits into the longitudinal groove 252 of the key blank 250 (and the keys 200, 300) and which substantially reduces the size of the key slot 103.
- the side tumbler pins 105 are circular-cylindrical and freely rotatable in their circular-cylindrical holes in the cylinder key plug 102.
- the side tumbler pins 105 will therefore not extend further down than to the level N in Fig. 5 with their lower edge portion.
- the lowest side recesses 302 cannot be located further down than this level N, and the total vertical extension of the base portion 252 and the lip 254 will therefore be substantially greater than the maximum height of the side recesses 302 (as measured in a plane parallel to the main plane of the key through the lines A and B in Fig. 3).
- the lock 600 is substantially like the lock 100 in Figs. 1a, 4 and 5, thus having a rotatable cylinder key plug 602 in a shell 601 and a row of central tumbler pins 604a, 604b and side tumblers 605.
- the latter are not rotatable about their axes but have a non-circular cross-section, which substantially corresponds to the digit 8, along their total height.
- the side tumblers 605, which cooperate with a side bar 606, have a lower obliquely curved portion 605a, the curvature of which corresponds to the cylindrical shape of the cylinder key plug. Compare Figs. 6a and 7.
- the portion of the side tumbler 605 located adjacent to the key slot 603 can extend vertically further down than the side tumbler 105 of the previous embodiment.
- the solid portion 552 of the key blank 550 (see fig. 8) can be provided with a smaller height than is the case for the key blank 250 according to Fig. 3.
- the finished key 500 (see Fig. 7), i.e. with upper recesses and side recesses, may therefore be more slender and "flatter", since its solid base portion 552 has a minimal vertical extension, i.e. corresponding to the level differences desired for the side recesses.
- the cross-sectional profile of the key may be provided with conventional guiding grooves 561, 562 and ridges 563.
- the key slot 603 will be correspondingly narrow with a downwardly projecting tongue 609 adjacent to the widened, lower portion 608, which, however, has a small vertical height in this case.
- FIGs. 9 through 12 there is shown a third embodiment of a lock with a shell 801, a cylinder key plug 802, central tumbler pins (not shown), side tumblers 805, a side bar 806 and a corresponding key 700 (Fig. 10).
- the side tumblers 805 are non-rotatably guided in the cylinder key plug 802, like in the previous embodiment, but in this case they are provided with a side projection 805b, which has a limited extension vertically (in Fig. 6, the side projection 605b extends along the total height).
- the side projections 805b have specifically displaced lower end portions 805c in a similar manner as described in US-A-5067335, for engagement with corresponding side recesses of the key, which are specifically displaced in the longitudinal direction.
- the number of code combinations can be increased or, preferably, be retained in spite of fewer level differences of the side recesses of the key. Consequently, the base portion of the key 700 can in this case be even lower vertically, and the key slot 803 will be correspondingly smaller.
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- The invention relates to a cylinder lock and key combination according to the preamble of the main claims.
- Such a combination is known from SE-B-7906023-2 (GKN Stenman AB) or DE-C-3 542 008, wherein a side shelf at the upper side of the solid base portion of the key blade is substantially perpendicularly oriented relative to the main plane of the key blade. Side recesses extend downwards from the side shelf for engagement with essentially circular-cylindrical side tumbler pins, which in turn engage with a side bar in the region of the shear line between the shell and cylinder key plug of the lock. The side recesses form a coded pattern with code shelfs, which define certain mutually engaging positions of the key and the side tumblers, and transitional portions therebetween, said transitional portions being concavely curved in order to enable a movable linear contact with the end edges of the side tumblers when the key is being inserted into the key slot.
- The known lock and key system has proven to function very well and has come to wide spread practical use. However, the system is subject to certain drawbacks, viz.:
- the key is relatively wide and heavy because of the solid base portion, which must have a substantial height (in the plane of the key blade) in order to accommodate a plurality of different levels of the code shelfs, so that the desired number of code combinations can be obtained;
- the key slot in the cylinder key plug is by necessity relatively wide in the total height extension corresponding to the solid base portion of the key, which will increase the risk of unauthorized manipulation of the lock by means of picking tools.
- Against this background, the object of the present invention is to achieve a lock and key combination which eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks and which comprises a more slender key and a smaller key slot in the cylinder key plug.
- This object is achieved according to the characterizing features stated in the main claims.
- As a result of the arrangement with a longitudinal lip, which projects upwards from the solid, wider base portion of the key blade, this solid base portion can be made lower, i.e. having less vertical extension (in the plane of the key blade), since the vertical extension of the lip can also be used for the coded side recesses. Correspondingly, the cross-sectional area of the widened lower part of the key slot will be substantially smaller because of the downwardly projecting tongue, which fits into the space between the lip and the rest of the key blade.
- The solid, wider portion of the key blade can be made even lower, if the side tumblers of the lock are non-rotatably guided or rotatable to a limited extent in the cylinder key plug and at least a part of the lower end portion of the respective side tumbler is obliquely curved into conformity with the cylindrical shape of the cylinder key plug. Compare the claims 12 and 13.
- The side recesses of the key blade may then extend practically all the way down to the lower edge of the key blade, so that the solid, wider base portion of the key blade and the corresponding lower, widened portion of the key slot may obtain a minimal vertical extension.
- In case the side tumblers are non-rotatably guided in the cylinder key plug, the number of code combinations can be further increased in that each side tumbler has an end portion or a side projection, which is specifically longitudinally displaced and which engages with the bottom surface portions of the side recesses of the key, in a corresponding manner as disclosed in the specification US-A-5 067 335 (Widén). With such a code system, the establishment of a system with master keys and slave keys is facilitated.
- Alternatively, the number of code combinations can be increased by making the side tumblers rotatable to a limited extent and positionable in side recesses conformed thereto in the key. The side recesses can then be specifically distributed longitudinally and/or be obliquely positioned.
- The invention also relates to a key blank according to claim 9. Such a key blank with an upwardly projecting lip, extending at the side along the rest of the key blade, is difficult to manufacture with ordinary locksmith tools. Here, it is an advantage that the manufacture must be made with a special equipment in a controlled manner, so that the distribution of key blanks can be controlled and unauthorized production of key blanks is made more difficult.
- The invention will be explained further below with reference to the appended drawings illustrating three different embodiments.
- Fig. 1a and Fig.1b illustrate in perspective views a lock and a corresponding key, respectively, according to the invention;
- Fig. 2 illustrates a key having an alternative configuration of its side recesses;
- Fig. 3 illustrates a key blank for making a key according to Fig. 1b or 2;
- Fig. 4 shows, to a larger scale, a cross-section through the lock according to Fig. la with an inserted and partially turned key;
- Fig. 5 illustrates the lock according to Fig. la in a locked position (without key);
- Fig. 6a illustrates, in a cross-sectional view, a second embodiment of a lock according to the invention;
- Fig. 6b illustrates, to a larger scale, a side tumbler associated with the lock according to Fig. 6a;
- Fig. 7 illustrates, in a cross-sectional view, the lock according to Fig. 6a with an inserted key;
- Fig. 8 illustrates, in a perspective view, a key blank for making a key associated with the lock according to Figs. 6a and 7;
- Fig. 9 illustrates, in a cross-sectional view, a third embodiment of a lock according to the invention;
- Fig. 10 illustrates the lock according to Fig. 9 with an inserted key;
- Fig. 11 illustrates, to a larger scale, a side tumbler associated with the lock according to Figs. 9 and 10; and
- Fig. 12 is a top view of the side tumbler according to Fig. 11.
- The lock and key combination illustrated in Figs. 1a and 1b include a
cylinder lock 100 and a key 200. Thecylinder lock 100 consists essentially of ashell 101 and acylinder key plug 102 being rotatable therein and having alongitudinal key slot 103. In a conventional manner, the lock is provided with a row of central, spring loaded tumbler pins 104 with upper andlower pin portions 104a, 104b in theshell 101 and thecylinder key plug 102, respectively (cf Figs. 4 and 5), thepin portions 104b cooperating with coded V-shaped recesses 201 in the upper edge portion of the key 200. - Moroever, substantially as described in the above-mentioned specification SE-B-7906023-2, the
cylinder lock 100 has a row ofside tumbler pins 105, which are mounted in their entirety in holes in thecylinder key plug 102 so as to cooperate, on the one hand, with alongitudinal side bar 106, which is movable in the region between theshell 101 and thecylinder key plug 102, and, on the other hand, with codedside recesses 202 of the key 200. - When a key 200 associated with the lock has been inserted into the
lock 100 and is turned around, thepin portions 104a,104b as well as theside bar 106 will clear the shear line between thecylinder key plug 102 and theshell 101 so as to release the lock. - The side recesses 202 (and 302 respectively in Fig. 2) may, e.g., be formed with planar
side surface portions 203 and smoothly curvedbottom surface portions 204, as illustrated in Fig. 1b, or with curved, approximately part-cylindricalside surface portions 303 and planarbottom surface portions 304, as illustrated in Fig. 2 for a modified key 300 withupper recesses 301 andside recesses 302. - The keys 200,300 are made of a key blank 250 according to Fig. 3 having a cross-sectional profile fitting with a certain, required play into the
key slot 103. Like the key known from the above-mentioned SE-B-7906023-2, the key blank 250 has a substantially flat,elongate blade part 251 extending in a main plane (through the lines A and B) and having a lower,solid base portion 252. Theupper portion 253 of theblade part 251 is much narrower than thebase portion 252 and has a substantially uniform thickness, and in thisupper portion 253 the V-shaped recesses - The side recesses 202 and 302, respectively, are formed in the solid,
wider base portion 252 at the side surface thereof. According to the present invention, thebase portion 252 has an upwardly projecting lip extending in the longitudinal direction of the key at a transversal distance from the rest of the key blade, so that a space orlongitudinal groove 255 is formed between thelip 254 and theupper portion 253 of the blade part. - As will be seen from a comparision of Fig. 1b, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the side recesses extend downwardly from the upper edge of the
lip 254 and generally down to different levels in the side part of thesolid base portion 252. In certain cases the side recesses 202, 302 extend only in the region of thelip 254, whereas in other cases they can extend substantially further down past the bottom of thegroove 255. The side recesses 202, 302 thus extend downwardly in certain cases only through thelip 254 and in other cases also through thesolid base portion 252. - The
lip 254 preferably tapers upwardly and comprises, in the embodiment shown in Fig. 3, anexternal side surface 256, which extends in the same plane as the side surface of thesolid portion 252, an upper relativelynarrow surface 257 and an internal, slopingside surface 258, which extends obliquely upwardly and outwardly from the rest of the key blade. - The cross-sectional profile of the
key slot 103 corresponds to the profile of the key blank 250 and thus comprises a narrow,upper portion 107 extending substantially in a plane, and a widened, lower portion 108 (corresponding to thebase portion 252 of the key blank 250). At the transition between the lower widenedportion 108 and theupper portion 107, thecylinder key plug 102 has an obliquely downwardly projectingtongue 109, which fits into thelongitudinal groove 252 of the key blank 250 (and the keys 200, 300) and which substantially reduces the size of thekey slot 103. - In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1a, 2, 4 and 5, corresponding to the lock and key combination described in the above-mentioned SE-B-7906023-2 except for the
lip 254 of the key and thetongue 109 of the key slot of the lock, the side tumbler pins 105 are circular-cylindrical and freely rotatable in their circular-cylindrical holes in the cylinderkey plug 102. The side tumbler pins 105 will therefore not extend further down than to the level N in Fig. 5 with their lower edge portion. Consequently, the lowest side recesses 302 cannot be located further down than this level N, and the total vertical extension of thebase portion 252 and thelip 254 will therefore be substantially greater than the maximum height of the side recesses 302 (as measured in a plane parallel to the main plane of the key through the lines A and B in Fig. 3). - In the embodiment according to Figs. 6a, 6b, 7 and 8, the
lock 600 is substantially like thelock 100 in Figs. 1a, 4 and 5, thus having a rotatable cylinderkey plug 602 in ashell 601 and a row ofcentral tumbler pins 604a, 604b andside tumblers 605. However, the latter are not rotatable about their axes but have a non-circular cross-section, which substantially corresponds to the digit 8, along their total height. Compare Fig. 6b. Theside tumblers 605, which cooperate with aside bar 606, have a lower obliquelycurved portion 605a, the curvature of which corresponds to the cylindrical shape of the cylinder key plug. Compare Figs. 6a and 7. Hereby, the portion of theside tumbler 605 located adjacent to thekey slot 603 can extend vertically further down than theside tumbler 105 of the previous embodiment. - Consequently, the
solid portion 552 of the key blank 550 (see fig. 8) can be provided with a smaller height than is the case for the key blank 250 according to Fig. 3. The finished key 500 (see Fig. 7), i.e. with upper recesses and side recesses, may therefore be more slender and "flatter", since itssolid base portion 552 has a minimal vertical extension, i.e. corresponding to the level differences desired for the side recesses. As illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8, the cross-sectional profile of the key may be provided with conventional guidinggrooves ridges 563. - The
key slot 603 will be correspondingly narrow with a downwardly projectingtongue 609 adjacent to the widened,lower portion 608, which, however, has a small vertical height in this case. - In Figs. 9 through 12 there is shown a third embodiment of a lock with a
shell 801, a cylinderkey plug 802, central tumbler pins (not shown),side tumblers 805, aside bar 806 and a corresponding key 700 (Fig. 10). - The
side tumblers 805 are non-rotatably guided in the cylinderkey plug 802, like in the previous embodiment, but in this case they are provided with aside projection 805b, which has a limited extension vertically (in Fig. 6, theside projection 605b extends along the total height). Theside projections 805b have specifically displacedlower end portions 805c in a similar manner as described in US-A-5067335, for engagement with corresponding side recesses of the key, which are specifically displaced in the longitudinal direction. Hereby, the number of code combinations can be increased or, preferably, be retained in spite of fewer level differences of the side recesses of the key. Consequently, the base portion of the key 700 can in this case be even lower vertically, and thekey slot 803 will be correspondingly smaller. - Finally, it should be pointed out that the expressions "upwardly projecting", "upper", "lower", etc. refer to the orientation of the key and the lock as illustrated in the drawing figures.
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- A cylinder lock and key combination, said cylinder lock comprising:- a shell (101);- a cylinder key plug (102) rotatably mounted in said shell and having a row of central tumblers (104b) and a row of side tumblers (105) disposed therein;- a key slot (103) extending in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder key plug for receiving said key which cooperates with said central and side tumblers in said cylinder key plug;said key (200) comprising:- an elongated, essentially flat key blade (251) exending in a main plane (A - B) and having an upper, relatively narrow portion (253) and a lower, transversely projecting solid base portion (252),wherein- said upper, relatively narrow portion (253) of said key blade is provided with coded upper recesses (201) cooperating with said row of central tumblers (104b), and- said lower, transversely projecting solid base (252) of said key blade is provided with coded side recesses (202) cooperating with said row of side tumblers (105),characterized in that- the upper part of said transversely projecting, solid base portion (252) of the key blade is formed as an upwardly projecting lip (254) which extends in the longitudinal direction at a transversal distance from said main plane (A - B) of the key blade so as to form a longitudinal groove (255) therebetween,- said coded side recesses (202) extend from the upper edge of said lip (254) downwardly to different levels in the side surface part of said solid base portion (252) of the key blade, and- said key slot (103) of the lock has a cross-sectional profile corresponding to that of said key blade, generally in a main plane, including a relatively narrow upper portion (107), a widened, lower portion (108), and a downwardly projecting tongue (109) at the transition between said upper and lower portions, said tongue (109) fitting into said longitudinal groove (255) of the key blade.
- A key included in a combination according to claim 1, wherein the associated lock comprises:- a shell (101);- a cylinder key plug (102) rotatably mounted in said shell and having a row of central tumblers (104b) and a row of side tumblers (105) disposed therein;- a key slot (103) extending in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder key plug for receiving said key which cooperates with said central and side tumblers in said cylinder key plug;and the key (200) comprises:- an elongated, essentially flat key blade (251) exending in a main plane (A - B) and having an upper, relatively narrow portion (253) and a lower, transversely projecting solid base portion (252),wherein- said upper, relatively narrow portion (253) of said key blade is provided with coded upper recesses (201) cooperating with said row of central tumblers (104b), and- said lower, transversely projecting solid base portion (252) of said key blade is provided with coded side recesses (202) cooperating with said row of side tumblers (105),characterized in that- the upper part of said transversely projecting, solid base portion (252) of the key blade is formed as an upwardly projecting lip (254) which extends in the longitudinal direction at a transversal distance from said main plane (A - B) of the key blade, and- said coded side recesses (202) extend from the upper edge of said lip (254) downwardly to different levels in the side surface part of said solid base portion (252) of the key blade.
- A key according to claim 2, characterized in that the lip (254) tapers upwardly, i.e. towards its free edge surface (257).
- A key according to claim 3, characterized in that the side surface (258) of the lip (254), which faces towards the rest of the key blade, extends obliquely upwardly and outwardly from the rest of the key blade.
- A key according to claim 2, characterized in that the coded side recesses (302) include concavely curved side surface portions (303).
- A key according to claim 2, characterized in that the coded side recesses (302) include planar bottom surface portions (304).
- A key according to claim 2, characterized in that the coded side recesses (202) include planar side surface portions (203).
- A key according to claim 2, characterized in that the coded side recesses (202) have smoothly curved bottom surface portions (204).
- A key blank (250) for making a key according to any one of claims 2 through 8, wherein the essentially flat blade part (251) of the key blank extends in a main plane (A - B) and comprises an upper, relatively narrow portion (253) and a lower, transverselly projecting, solid base portion (252) and whereas the upper, relatively narrow portion is intended to be provided with coded upper recesses, wherein the lower base portion is intended to be provided with coded side recesses, characterized in that the upper part of said transversely projecting, solid base portion (252) of the key blade is formed as an upwardly projecting lip (254) which extends in the longitudinal direction at a transversal distance from said main plane (A - B) of the key blade so as to form a longitudinal groove (255) therebetween.
- A lock included in a combination according to claim 1, comprising,- a shell (101);- a cylinder key plug (102) rotatably mounted in said shell and having a row of central tumblers (104b) and a row of side tumblers (105) disposed therein;- a key slot (103) extending in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder key plug for receiving the blade of said key which cooperates with said central and side tumblers in said cylinder key plug;characterized in that said key slot (103) of the lock has a cross-sectional profile corresponding to that of said key blade, generally in a main plane, including a relatively narrow upper portion (107), a widened, lower portion (108), and a downwardly projecting tongue (109) at the transition between said upper and lower portions.
- A lock according to claim 10, characterized in that said side tumblers (105) are substantially circular-cylindrical and rotatable about their axes.
- A lock according to claim 10, characterized in that said side tumblers (605, 805) are non-rotatably guided in the cylinder key plug (602,802).
- A lock according to claim 12, characterized in that at least a portion (605a, 805a) of the lower end part of the associated side tumbler is obliquely curved into conformity with the cylindrical shape of the cylinder key plug (602,802).
- A lock according to claim 12 or 13,
characterized in that the lower end portion of the associated side tumbler (805) has a chisel-shaped portion (805c) for engagement with said bottom surface portions of the side recesses of the key (700). - A lock according to any one of claims 12 - 14,
characterized in that side tumblers are regularly distributed in the longitudinal direction but have end portions (805c) or side projections being specifically displaced in said longitudinal direction for engagement with said bottom surface portions of the side recesses of the key (700). - A lock according to any one of claims 12 - 15,
characterized in that the side tumblers (605,805) comprise projections (605b, 805b) projecting transversely from a circular-cylindrical mantle surface. - A lock according to claim 16, characterized in that said projection (805b) extends only along a part of the axial length of the associated side tumbler (805).
- A lock according to claim 16, characterized in that said projection (605b) extends along the whole axial length of the associated side tumbler (605).
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